Major Events
- 1290Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter ofEdward I, and attended by the king
- 1862 First pasteurization test is completed by FrenchmenLouis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
- 1902Marie and Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive compound radium chloride
- 1968 British politicianEnoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech
- 1980 Climax of the Berber Spring in Algeria sees hundreds of Berber political activists arrested
- 1999 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School, Colorado
- 2010 The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes, killing 11 and causing the rig to sink, causing a massive oil discharge into the Gulf of Mexico and an environmental disaster
- 2024 US House passes a bipartisan $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and a bill against TikTok[1]
- More April 20 Events
Apr 20 in Film & TV
- 1977 "Annie Hall", directed byWoody Allen and starring Woody Allen andDiane Keaton, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1978)
Apr 20 in Music
- 1896John Philip Sousa's operetta "El Capitan" premieres on Broadway at Broadway Theatre, NYC
Apr 20 in Sport
- 2008 Danica Patrick driving for Andretti Green Racing wins the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi; first female driver in history to win an IndyCar Series race
Did You Know?
Philippe Pinel
Napoleon III
Paul Poiret
Adolf Hitler
George Takei
Jessica Lange
Carmen Electra
Miranda Kerr
Luther Vandross
Betty Cuthbert
Don Mattingly
Alexander Zverev
Fun Fact About April 20
US PresidentJimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit which swam up to his fishing boat in Plains, Georgia
Famous Weddings
- 1914 American poet and criticEzra Pound (28) weds British artist Dorothy Shakespear (27) at St Mary Abbots church in Kensington, England until his death in 1972
- 1968 American actorTony Curtis (42) weds (his 3rd time) American Leslie Allen; divorce in 1982
- 1968 The Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein (24) weds fellow reporter Carol Honsa
Famous Divorces
- 2006 Actor-writer Charlie Shanian (39) divorces former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Tori Spelling (32) only 15 months after their lavish $1-million wedding
More April 20 Weddings
George Clinton
Bram Stoker
Milovan Djilas
Dorothy Height
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Idriss DébyArticles, Photos and Quiz
Winchester Round Table
The Winchester Round Table bears the names of various knights of King Arthur's court around the edge such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan
April 20, 1290
World's First Motor Race
It was hardly the stuff of today's adrenalin-pumping Formula 1 match ups, but on this day two men climbed aboard their machine for "the world’s first motor race”.
April 20, 1887
Jimmy Carter Attacked by a Rabbit
Jimmy Carter shoos away the infamous rabbit as he goes fishing in his hometown in Georgia
April 20, 1979
Weekly Quiz for April 20 - 26
What nationality was WWI fighter ace The Red Baron? What was Elvis Presley's 1st #1 hit record? What country is the Chernobyl nuclear power station located in?
